Belmont Park Race 1 Results & Payouts – Oct 2, 2026

Belmont Park Race 1 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	5 That'sthefactjackEdgard Zayas · T: Domenick Schettino	$7.66	$3.56	$3.02
2	8 Expecto PatronumRicardo Santana, Jr. · T: Michelle Giangiulio	–	$4.14	$3.54
3	1 Essence L VeeCamila Hargrove · T: Mark Hennig	–	–	$7.56

Finish

Horse

Win

Place

Show

5 That'sthefactjackEdgard Zayas · T: Domenick Schettino

$7.66

$3.56

$3.02

8 Expecto PatronumRicardo Santana, Jr. · T: Michelle Giangiulio

–

$4.14

$3.54

1 Essence L VeeCamila Hargrove · T: Mark Hennig

–

$7.56

Exacta 5-8: $17.50 (pool $149,715)

Trifecta 5-8-1: $82.25 (pool $59,587)

Superfecta 5-8-1-9: $104.41 (pool $37,554)

Time 1:25.54 · Track fast · Also ran: Queen Sally, Amelia's Echo, Big Heleonora, Icy Legs, Successful Agenda

Race 1 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	Essence L VeeSpun to Run – Shanghai Essence	8-1	Camila HargroveT: Mark Hennig	113 lb	3
2	Icy LegsKeen Ice – Awesome Legs	8-1	Christopher ElliottT: Dennis Lalman	123 lb
3	Big HeleonoraAudible – La Croix Valmer	6-1	Jose LezcanoT: Michelle Nevin	123 lb
5	That'sthefactjackThe Factor – Chi Omega	7-2	Edgard ZayasT: Domenick Schettino	126 lb	1
6	Amelia's EchoEcho Town – Here Comes Chloe	5-2	Manuel FrancoT: Ilkay Kantarmaci	126 lb
7	Successful AgendaKnown Agenda – Indy Music	10-1	Paco LopezT: Joe Sharp	123 lb
8	Expecto PatronumPractical Joke – Ballette*Ire	4-1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Michelle Giangiulio	126 lb	2
9	Queen SallySolomini – Flomar	15-1	Rajiv MaraghT: James Ferraro	123 lb

M/L is the track handicapper’s morning line. Live tote odds replace it near post; results and $2 payouts appear once the race is official.

Our Belmont Park Race 1 picks

Top pick6 Amelia's Echo 5-2

The 5-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Manuel Franco has won 32 of 157 rides (20%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Ilkay Kantarmaci is 5-for-48 (10%) in New York, with horses in the money 31% of the time.
By Echo Town out of Here Comes Chloe.

Value play7 Successful Agenda 10-1

At 10-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Paco Lopez has won 4 of 24 rides (17%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Joe Sharp is 7-for-22 (32%) in New York, with horses in the money 55% of the time.
By Known Agenda out of Indy Music.

Longshot9 Queen Sally 15-1

A 15-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Rajiv Maragh has won 0 of 25 rides (0%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer James Ferraro is 1-for-24 (4%) in New York, with horses in the money 17% of the time.
By Solomini out of Flomar.

How our picks did

Top pick: Amelia's Echo (5-2) missed the board.
Value play: Successful Agenda (10-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Queen Sally (15-1) missed the board.

Breaking down the Race 1 field

Amelia's Echo is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with That'sthefactjack next at 7-2. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on Queen Sally, so the board has real depth.

Among the riders, Manuel Franco has the best New York strike rate in our records: 20% wins from 157 mounts.

Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 73°F.

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